AUGUSTA, Ga. – The No. 4 LSU Men’s Golf team closed two rounds of play with a 24-under performance, placing them at T4 on Saturday at the Augusta Haskins Award Invitational. The tournament is held at the par-72, 7,086-yard Forest Hills Golf Club.
Leading the way for LSU after two rounds of play on Saturday was sophomore Arni Sveinsson in T12. Sveinsson opened his weekend with a four-under 68 and closed the day with a three-under 69 in the afternoon.
The best single round of the day came from junior Noah McWilliams when he opened up with a seven-under 65. The seven-under mark tied his season best and personal best single round to par. McWilliams closed the day with a one-over 73 in the second round and sits at T15 heading into Sunday.
Freshman Dan Hayes recorded a five-under day to position himself in T22. He opened with a one-under 71 performance and then followed up with a four-under 68 in the afternoon. Hayes leads the Tigers with 11 total birdies in two rounds.
Jay Mendell and Matty Dodd-Berry both sit T22 after two rounds with three-under performances. Dodd-Berry’s best round of the day came in the first where he recorded a three-under 69. Mendell’s came in the second round where he recorded a two-under 70.
THE TIGERS
T12. Arni Sveinsonn, -7 (68, 69)
T15. Noah McWilliams, -6 (65, 73)
T22. Dan Hayes, -5 (71, 68)
T33. Jay Mendell, -3 (71, 70)
T33. Matty Dodd-Berry, -3 (69, 72)
TEAM LEADERBOARD
1. #16 North Carolina, -30 (270, 276)
T2. #6 Oklahoma State, -26 (284, 266)
T2. Notre Dame, -26 (280, 270)
T4. #4 LSU, -24 (273, 279)
T4. #14 Pepperdine, -24 (278, 274)
T6. #23 Georgia, -23 (277, 276)
T6. Houston, -23 (274, 279)
8. Oregon State, -17 (279, 280)
9. Augusta, -16 (284, 276)
10. #10 Illinois, -14 (281, 281)
11. Georgia Southern, -9 (290, 277)
12. Northwestern, -8 (283, 285)
13. Mercer, -2 (291, 283)
14. Virginia Tech, -1 (285, 290)
15. St. John’s, +18 (300, 294)
16. Air Force, +26 (292, 310)
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